Viewpoint: The Next Great White Fleet: Extending the Benefits of the International System into Space

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Garretson,Lieutenant Colonel Peter

Source:

Astropolitics, Routledge, Volume 6, Issue 1, p.50 - 70 (2008)

ISBN:

1477-7622

URL:

http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/14777620801921419

Abstract:

This article argues that what naval power was to the 17th century—knitting together separate trading systems and bridging new resources, wealth, mobility, and establishing an international system of trade that pulled various powers into the dominant power's orbit—space power can be for the 21st century. To this end, airmen must take a wider view of what strategic value the United States Air Force (USAF) can provide for the United States (U.S.) beyond support for warfighting.